John Askew was born on 8 December 1936 in Liverpool. After leaving school he performed at local clubs with friend Bobby Crawford, singing Everly Brothers songs, before he…
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Jean-Philippe Smet was born in Paris on 15 June 1943 to a Belgian father and a French mother. His father left them shortly after. He…
Purveyors of super-slick pop, this UK band derived their unusual name from a friend called Johnny, who – you guessed it – literally did not…
Originally a Rock & Roll band, The Pirates’ greatest days were perhaps behind them when the beat boom began. Formed in 1958, when Rock &…
Johnny Mathis was born in September 1935 in Gilmer, Texas, and grew up in San Francisco. The son of a former Vaudeville star, Mathis was…
Johnny Moped formed in Croydon, South London, in 1974 and bridged the gap between mid-seventies pub rock and punk with their amalgam of free festival boogie…
Born on 19 August 1940, in Houston, Texas, John Lester Nash, Jr was one of the first black entertainers to work on Houston TV. He…
Johnny O’Keefe produced more Top 40 hits than any other Australian recording artist. He had 29 hits spanning 1958 – 1974, including five number ones…
John Preston Courville was born in Port Arthur, Texas, in August 1939 and formed a rock ‘n’ roll group called The Shades while at high…
Johnny Rebb was the first Australian artist to be signed by Lee Gordon’s Leedon label in 1958. The local media dubbed Rebb the ‘Gentleman Of Rock’…
Born John Henry Ramistella in New York in November 1942, his family moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where – influenced by the distinctive Louisiana musical…
Johnny Sandon was born William Francis Beck on 27 May 1941 ın Liverpool. He began singing at the age of 12 and in 1958 he entered…
Johnny Thunders (vocals, guitar) and Jerry Nolan (drums) had quit The New York Dolls and Richard Hell (vocals, bass) had been forced out of Television. The trio…
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, on 20 April 1938, Johnny Tillotson was a teenage contributor on Radio W-WPF and on the television show The Toby Dowdy…
Frail Texan albino bluesman-turned-rock superstar-turned-mental hospital inmate Johnny Winter was born in Leland, Mississippi on 23 February 1944, but brought up in Beaumont, Texas. He…
Formed in 1982, and described as a cross between Marty Robbins and The Sex Pistols, Australian band The Johnnys dressed as cowboys – complete with Stetson…
Hailing from Wishaw and Shotts, two industrial towns on the edge of greater Glasgow, The Jolt’s first step on the road to world domination was…
Jon English emigrated to Australia from Essex, England, with his family in the 1960s. He launched his career with a garage band of schoolmates while…
Of all the artists who recorded for Stiff Records, Jona Lewie – born John G Lewis in Southampton – was probably the least well known,…
Now sadly perhaps best known for his extra-curricular activities with underage boys and his subsequent trial and prison term, former TV presenter and newspaper columnist…